Field Guide: how we read Oahu area data
How we read Oahu area data: the methodology and the principles behind it. Descriptive only, what was recorded, reported, and noticed, never predictions or scores. The monthly area write-ups live inside the product for subscribers.
- How we count: the methodology behind Oahu area data
Sources, the daytime denominator, suppression, confidence bands, and the glossary.
- Two lenses on the same island: our approach to area data
Why we keep the signals separate, the dark figure, and why we describe rather than predict.
- Two records, one year: community reports beside the official record
Twelve months of community reporting next to the official record, and what each one measures.
- The March 2026 flood, week by week, in community reports
The weekly arc of reporting through the storm, and what was deliberately not counted.
- Fireworks nights in the community record
What residents reported around New Year's and the Fourth: lost pets, found pets, and fireworks reports.
- Our history, measured: the SSH community, 2015 to today
The network's growth as it was actually measured: dated snapshots from 2015, a daily record from 2017, and the Community Attention Index today.